CO 2 -rich cold springs occur near the active volcanoes at Wudalianchi (五大连池), Northeast China. The springs are rich in CO 2 , with HCO 3 -as the predominant anion and have elevated contents of total dissolved solid (TDS) (>1 000 mg/L), Fe 2+ (>20 mg/L), Sr (>1 mg/L), and dissolved Si (>20 mg/L). The compositions of escaped and dissolved gases of the springs are similar. The δ 13 C values of escaped gases and dissolved gases in mineral springs at Wudalianchi vary from -8.77‰ to -4.53‰ and -8.24‰ to -5.26‰, while δ 18 O values vary from -10.68‰ to -7.65‰ and -10.30‰ to -8.84‰, respectively, indicating the same upper mantle origin of CO 2 of escaped gases and dissolved gases in the springs. Carbon and oxygen isotope fractionations and water-CO 2 exchange were weak in the process of groundwater flow. The 4 He content exceeds 5 000×10 -6 cm 3 ·STP/mL in escaped gases of the mineral springs, and the 3 He/ 4 He ratios of the escaped and dissolved gases vary from 2.64R a to 3.87R a and 1.18R a to 3.30R a , respectively. It can be postulated that the CO 2 of mineral springs deriving from the magma chamber of the upper mantle moves upward to the surface, to increase the content of 4 He in the mineral springs and decrease the ratio of 3 He/ 4 He. The helium origin of escaped gases in springs can be calculated with the MORB-crust mixing model, but that in the north spring can be better explained with the MORB-crust-air mixing model due to the effect of mixing with surface water. However, dissolved helium in springs, except the north spring, is better explained with the MORB-crust-ASW mixing model. KEY WORDS: δ 13 C, δ 18 O, 3 He/ 4 He, mineral spring, CO 2 , Wudalianchi, Northeast China.